Words: Corey Adams  Do you ever sit around and think about all the old timers that helped you? I do. I was blessed to be at an age where the true old timers were still out getting it, and at the same time, the next generation was branching out, building, and growing into successful companies. …

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Words: George Hedley   Every construction business owner will exit their company at some point in their life. They’ll either sell, transfer to their children or employees, close it, or die and leave it to their heirs. Most owners don’t like to think about ending, closing, or selling their company until they begin to see …

Business Building: What’s Your Company Worth? Is Your Company Valuable? Read More

Steven Fechino I have written about ventilation for years concerning commercial masonry wall sections and the benefits of the products in conjunction with air and vapor barriers, WeepVents and weep placement. Today I am going to look at ventilation from a residential point of view, relating to single and multi-story homes.  Over the years, architecture …

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Words and Figures: Jude Nosek Autumn is upon us! At Keson, we strive to have a consistent rhythm of our annual activities. Like dealing with the different seasons in the Midwest, there are business challenges we need to deal with at different times annually. At this time, we take up a few tasks that are …

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Damian Lang   I admit it. I fell for the “say yes to everything” business practice trap. For most of my career, I was convinced that saying yes was my ticket to greater success. In reality, saying yes to everything also meant I was saying yes to a tremendous amount of additional stress in my …

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Words: George Hedley   Right or wrong, most construction business owners and managers continually run their projects and manage their companies the same way they always have. And also hope for something to happen that eventually deliver better results. When the economy was strong, there was plenty of work to manage your company like everyone …

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Words and Figures: Jude Nosek “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” Arthur Ashe I use these tools primarily for business purposes.  However, I have found that they also work for me personally; such as, for my immediate family movie night, for my extended family when we took a 19-person …

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Words: Corey Adams  Imagine you’re sitting at your desk, running through messages, emails, and daily notes. Everything seems to be normal, a few small fires to put out, a couple bids due, nothing out of the ordinary. All of a sudden, BAM, your worst-case scenario happens. What is that? How bad is it really? Is …

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